It been in this congregation only eight days, but I discovered that there are a lot of men in this congregation who play golf. In fact, I’m wondering when some of these men work. I hope you won’t hold it against me that I don’t play golf. I do like golf stories. There is one out of the life of Arnold Palmer that legend of a golfer in our time that introduces the theme for our message today. Arnold Palmer, the legendary golfer.  During the Los Angeles Open Golf Tournament a few years ago, Arnie was interviewed while practicing on the putting green.

“Arnie, what do you feel made you play so poorly during this past year,” he was asked.

Without looking up from his putting, he answered in his own direct way, “I wasn’t hard enough on myself, that’s all.” Two hours after that brief interview, t…